winter birding

The bitterly cold weather brought lots of birds to the feeders this morning, including 2 male blackcaps, 8 reedbuntings a pair of coal tits and even a grey wagtail feeding on crumbs under the fat bar.

In the afternoon I drove over to Hayling Island to see the shore lark,also saw red- breasted mergansers and large flocks of dunlin.

Back at Pagham harbour there was a marsh harrier hunting over the north fields,I waited until sunset to see if a bittern would come in to roost in the breach pool reed beds,but no sign of one 

grey wagtail

Paddyfield warbler

Spent alot of time down at the harbour this weekend waiting to see the paddyfield warbler around the beach pool.
The bird did eventually show well for a few minutes but with the presence of so many other "birders"was soon gone again.
Other birds that showed well were the water rails venturing out of the reeds onto the ice, and three bearded tits feeding at the edge off the pool.